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B79 9EP

Whittington & Streethay · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B79 9ER 52 m
B79 9DZ 446 m
B79 0GE 454 m
B79 9DX 463 m
B79 9DW 512 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B79 9EP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B79
Postcode sector
B79 9
Latitude
52.655825
Longitude
-1.685070
British National Grid easting
421,400
British National Grid northing
306,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Whittington & Streethay · E05010672
Parish or community
E04008942
Westminster constituency
Tamworth · E14001538
Output area
E00150402
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 008B · E01029517
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 008 · E02006153

Postcode source versions

Explore B79

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    404 m

  2. Anker Valley Primary Academy

    Free schools

    956 m

  3. Ashcroft Infants' School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Vehicle crime 31
  • Public order 26
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B79 9 residents
2,240

Age bands in B79 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

303 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

196 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

406 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

706 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

577 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ALDERGATE MED.PRACT.

    THE MOUNT, 10 SALTERS LANE, TAMWORTH, B79 8BH

    ODS code M83032

    2.0 km

  • LAUREL HOUSE SURGERY

    12 ALBERT ROAD, TAMWORTH, B79 7JN

    ODS code M83062

    2.2 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TAMWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER GUNGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7EA

    ODS code M83117

    2.2 km

  • HOLLIES PRACTICE

    TAMWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, UPPER GUNGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7EA

    ODS code M83088

    2.2 km

  • THE PEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, THE PEEL PRACTICE, 2 ALDERGATE, TAMWORTH, B79 7DJ

    ODS code M83148

    2.5 km

  • TRI-LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRI-LINKS, 130 TAMWORTH ROAD, AMINGTON, TAMWORTH, B77 3BZ

    ODS code M83693

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    41-42 BALFOUR, TAMWORTH, B79 7BH

    ODS code M83111

    2.8 km

  • HEATHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CALEDONIAN, TAMWORTH, B77 2ED

    ODS code M83110

    4.0 km

  • DR KHARE'S SURGERY

    STONEYDELPH MEDICAL CTR, ELLERBECK, STONYDELPH, TAMWORTH, B77 4JA

    ODS code M83113

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Grosvenor Drive

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.3 miles

  • Hutchinson Close

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.4 miles

  • Lyneham Close

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.4 miles

  • Hutchinson Close

    BCT · Arkall Farm (Tamworth)

    0.5 miles

  • Manston View

    BCT · Perry Crofts

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 008B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,436 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.